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Street food of Mumbai

 * ... that a large number of street food vendors in Mumbai trade illegally without mandatory permits from the Local municipality by bribing officials?
 * Reviewed: 2012 fiscal austerity in Argentina

Created/expanded by AroundTheGlobe (talk). Self nom at 11:16, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg (new reviewer) Suggestion for alternative hook: ... that street food sold in Mumbai is considered by some to taste better than that served by local restaurants? per WP:UNDUE (the suggested hook isn't mentioned in the lead). Cited source from article: There will always be those Mumbaikars who tell you that street snacks eaten in restaurants just can’t compare with the authentic fare of “Raju the blind bhelwala at the second open drain behind the Taj.” They are probably right. -- Trevj (talk) 07:21, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The hook need not be from the lede. Im a little confused - what is UNDUE in the initial hook? The one your suggesting is an opinion, there will be counter opinions (like the fact that some people consider it unhygienic), hence I would prefer the initial one. Cheers, Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 08:39, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Fair enough - I'm a little new around here. It was just a thought: sounds a little negative, that's all... if the reasons for trading in this way were explained, readers could form a more balanced opinion (e.g. they're unlicensed because the fees are too high - dunno if this is true and even if it is, it'd be WP:OR without refs). Thanks. -- Trevj (talk) 10:07, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Of my own knowledge, such licenses are not issued too much - you would be very lucky to get one. Also, a lot of areas are officially designated as "No hawking zones" and cannot have vendors, but vendors bribe officials and get away. This is all WP:OR. Cheers, Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 12:23, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't get what this means: "2.5 Lakh (2,50,000) hawkers". But otherwise, the article and the original hook both look fine to me.Symbol confirmed.svg--Carabinieri (talk) 14:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. 1 Lakh is equivalent to 100,000. Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 14:52, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't that be 250,000 then? Is it standard policy for India-related articles to use lakhs?--Carabinieri (talk) 15:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Changed to 250,000. In India, Lakhs and Crores are used in place of Million and Billion everywhere including government and news sources (except when quoting foreign currency). Around The Globe  सत्यमेव जयते 15:07, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Did not know that, thanks.--Carabinieri (talk) 15:08, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * On revisiting this, I think that the original hook will work well to entice further reading. -- Trevj (talk) 15:30, 6 April 2012 (UTC)